Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	lord_n	6,936	5	3.8165	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58858	Mirabilia dei, or, Britannia gaudio exultans Opened in a congratulatory sermon for the safe return of our Gracious Soveraign, and happy restitution to the full and free exercise of His royall authoritie. Preached on the 14th. of June, [16]60. which was the day set apart for the members, master, and students of the Kings Colledge, in the town and parish of Old Aberdeen, to commemorat and solemnly praise the Lord for the rich mercies above mentioned: by Alexander Scrougie preacher of the Gospel, and minister at Old Aberdeen.	Scrogie, Alexander, d. 1661.	1660 (1660)	Wing S2127; ESTC R218663	34,871	47

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so_o jer._n 30._o 3._o 10._o and_o chap._n 32._o 37._o 44._o and_o by_o so_o do_v he_o magnify_v his_o word_n his_o gracious_a promise_n above_o all_o his_o name_n psal_n 138._o 2._o 4._o his_o justice_n by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o babylonian_n the_o enemy_n of_o his_o people_n of_o who_o god_n threaten_v to_o take_v vengeance_n isa_n 47._o 3._o by_o send_v out_o upon_o they_o in_o a_o moment_n in_o one_o day_n loss_n of_o child_n and_o widowhood_n in_o their_o perfection_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o jer._n 25._o 12._o he_o threaten_v that_o after_o seventy_o year_n be_v accomplish_v he_o will_v punish_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o that_o nation_n and_o make_v that_o land_n perpetual_a desolation_n see_v isa_n 13._o and_o 14._o chap._n and_o jer._n 50._o and_o 51._o chap._n second_o it_o may_v be_v take_v transitiuè_fw-la and_o then_o it_o relate_v either_o to_o his_o facere_fw-la his_o do_v or_o to_o his_o people_n and_o god_n do_v magnify_v both_o he_o magnify_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o do_v for_o first_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v so_o great_a and_o glorious_a that_o the_o heathen_a do_v notice_n it_o as_o it_o be_v vers_n 3_o and_o jer._n 32._o he_o promise_v that_o this_o restitution_n of_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v a_o name_n of_o joy_n a_o praise_n and_o a_o honour_n before_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o assure_v that_o he_o will_v so_o magnify_v it_o that_o the_o nation_n shall_v fear_v and_o tremble_v etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v lyra_n his_o observation_n on_o the_o place_n that_o god_n do_v be_v so_o magnify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o thereby_o some_o of_o they_o be_v turn_v proselyt_n second_o he_o magnify_v his_o do_v by_o make_v it_o grow_v and_o increase_v as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a bear_n and_o you_o hear_v some_o translate_v it_o multiplicavit_fw-la for_o this_o work_n be_v not_o do_v in_o a_o moment_n but_o of_o a_o long_a tract_n be_v much_o oppose_v and_o retard_v as_o appear_v from_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n and_o be_v clear_a by_o compare_v the_o former_a verse_n of_o this_o psalm_n with_o the_o prayer_n in_o the_o 4_o verse_n but_o god_n leave_v not_o his_o work_n in_o its_o infancy_n and_o half_o do_v but_o still_o step_v on_o in_o his_o glorious_a work_n and_o multipli_v his_o work_n till_o the_o top-stone_n be_v put_v on_o that_o all_o may_v cry_v grace_n to_o the_o work_n and_o glory_n to_o the_o worker_n as_o god_n do_v magnify_v his_o do_n and_o his_o work_n so_o by_o it_o he_o magnify_v his_o people_n their_o enemy_n a_o little_a before_o mock_v at_o their_o sabbath_n lam._n 1._o 7_o they_o open_v their_o mouth_n against_o they_o they_o hiss_v and_o gnash_v the_o tooth_n lam._n 2._o 16._o their_o king_n the_o anoint_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v